Thursday, June 23, 2011

Learning About Characters

As you write, you learn about your characters as the scenes develop, especially if you are in their Point of View or head. Today I learned that one of the concerns that my hero, Garrett Primross of Heart Secret, has is that he leaves a legacy behind him of something. Family, good work, whatever, this is something important to him.

This is not something that is terribly important to me personally (though I'd like to think that my books might entertain for a few generations), and it's not something I believe I've had in a character before. Making a lasting mark on the world -- though Garrett doesn't care if he's famous, just that something outlasts him....

And with that line I understood why this is important to him, with the backstory I've given him. ;)

For instance (teaser), he will be helping the Turquoise House with its HouseHeart, and believes that such help will leave an imprint on TQ long after Garrett is dead and TQ is still alive. ;)

Friday, June 17, 2011

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Crested Butte Pic

Refilling the Well

I got back from Grand Junction and now am going to Crested Butte. I'll be doing: Kill Your Inner Critic! Experience the Joy of Writing! (which I've practiced, and, to the Cats amazed amusement went through in my bed last night). Also giving: Survive to Write, Write to Survive, How to Hang In There Until You're Published, practical techniques.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Going to review people's first 2-3 pages in Grand Junction tomorrow. A good rule of thumb for those is: Hook, Emotional Hook for Protagonist, Reader; then the journalism rules: Where, When, What, and most of all, WHY.

Going to get some pics. Maybe my heroine of the next Luna book will head over to Grand Junction (or Crested Butte next week!)

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Piracy

I am having a rough economic patch and must limit my book purchases. But I am not stealing books and hurting authors who also depend on sales to live. I am not stealing books by authors I only think are so-so and not entirely sure I want to read.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Enchanted Again Revisions Submitted

I cut 4100 words out of Enchanted Again at editor's request, mostly brownie and worldbuilding scenes, as well as changing word choice and overall tightening. I'm hoping not to see this again for a while. If I can get my website back on track, some of the cut scenes will be posted there.

However, I think I'll stay in the same universe -- fantasy Mystic Circle in contemporary Denver, at least this week, to work up the next (last contracted, but hopefully not the last in the series!) book.